Rail tie and fastening means



April 22,A 1930. K J. vAVOR|E$ 1,755,196'

RAIL TIE AND FASTENING MEANS lFiled oct: 4, 192e 2 sneeze-sheet 1 April 22, 1930. J, vAvoRlEs 1,755,196'A RAIL TIE AND `FAS'IE'NING MEANS M n By Y lPatented Apr. 22,1930 y Y. y l K Y 'Y .i il i f .UNTE-D f STS Y i i i i I JAMES vnvoRns, or Bunn/Inn, KnN'rnoKY i RAIL 'rin AND FASTENING' lMui/ms l 'y ppiilatio med compex 4,1928. semi no.' 310,413. Y This invention relatesy to an 'improvedfrail gitudinal openrended channels 7. The side' y y Y' tie, and rallfastenlng structure, which' is wal1s'8 ofthe channel carry horizontal out especially, but'notA necessarily, adapted for Vstanding flanges' 9.- Thi'sren'ders the conuse 1n mines,y where light-weight structures struction lightin weight, yet permits'it to be'V f Y 5 of this class are provided.l 1 securely anchored in the ground. 55 1 y One.v feature ofthe invention is theV rail tie.Vv Attention is next invited to F ig; 4 wherein f construction which is characterized by'a lonit will be observed that the main rail is desiggltudlnal central portion having an upstand-V nated'by the reference character 10. This is ing central rib forming a pair of spacedjopenprimarily held in place by a retaining clamp 10 ended channels, thel youter walls' of which. 11, fastened to the tie and the base flange of 60 carry horizontal extensionsjand anges for Vthe rail. secure anchorage.' Y' The retaining clamp ll'is formed some- An equally important feature of the invenwhat inthe nature of an elongated plate and tion is based upon the 'fact' that inthe usual is'dispose'd transversely of the tie and secured 15 construction,inmine-railways, an additional thereto by means of retaining bolts 11', orin G5 l Y for supplemental retaining rail is disposedy any other suitable manner. Theinner lonalongside 'of the main rail, the ballportion gitudinal edge of theplate is somewhat offset offthe'additional railbeing engaged'with the jso as to` provide the portionjvllf adapted to web portion of the main rail, and it is thereoverlie and engage the base flange of themain Y r2e fore a primary object of this invention toprorail, as clearlyv illustrated in Figure 4'; The ZO vide suitable Vretaining devices for holding portion 11 of the clamp 11,`as will be noted,

, p. the 'main and additional rails in assembled overlaps theouterbase flange 22, of the main relation .when so disposed in 'the'manner menraila10,while ay clamp designated generally' .tioned`l.` f 1 Y as at 12, is provided for engaging' the inner c 125 AAnother very important object of thein# flange 23 of theV said main rail in a manner 75 `vention is to provide a dependable connec- Vto be hereinafter more fullyl setforth. Y

tion'of the rails when so positioned with the Each of the inner clamps 12 isf bolted be- .tie uponwhich the'rails are supported. tween .its ends as at 13, one to eachV ofthe Other features and advantages of thein flanges 9 of the tie'and the said clamps l2 739 vve'pntionwill become Vmore readily `apparent are.V provided at'their inner ends with 1an oiae from the followingdescription and drawings. set'g'rip 14 which is adapted to overlie the ,'nth'e drawings:v base flange 23, of the main rail. TheV outer Figure 1 isa top planv view of the rail tie end'of each of these clips is bent upwardly 'A .andl the retaining clips-101 clampscarried and inwardly to provide the lportion 15 to ',pthereby, H l l v 'i permitthe same to be hammered,'since it is 8,5 Fig. 2`1is` a side elevationalv view ofthe Vto be'understoodthat the clamp 12 is inplace, saine. V- v priorl tothe insertion of the ra-il 10, between A Fig. Sis a cross section taken'approxithelrespe'ctive clamp12 and the retaining Y 'mately upon the plane ofthe line of clampll. '.Thus it is necessary that the inner ck Fig. 1. Y A j clamp 12 be somewhat loosely bolted inplace 9o Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation so thatV the same may be turned by suitable at one end of the tiel and illustrating the manforce applied tothe portion `15 to place the f ner in which the rails are engaged with the clampv ina suitable retaining position with main rail in accordance with the invention. respect to the flange of the rail 10." y Y The construction of the tie can better be As inthe usual construction ofmine rail# 95 seen` in Fig. 3, wherein itkwill be observed ways an additional rail lisprovided, which that it is preferably. constructed 'ofi sheet rail is turned sideways so that the ball-or metal of appropriate texture formed to protread portion thereof designated as at 17 Y vide a'central portion l5 including centralized will engage with the web of the main rail 'cA rib 6 forming on opposite sidesthereof,` lonandthel main 'Hange portion v18 of the addi-l 100 tional rail 16 adapted to restV upon the tie and upon the flange of the rail opposite to the flange upon which the inner clamp 12 may be secured. To ret-ain the additional rail 16 in this position and at the tread portion 17 thereof, it will be held in constant engagement with the web of the main rail, andan additional clamp 19 is secured to the opposite flange 9 of the tie as at 24;, in substantially the same manner as the inner clamp 12 is fastened to its respective clamps. Each of the clamps 19 is provided on oneend with an offset lip 20 adapted to engage the base flange 18, of the rail 16, and a hammering portion 21 provided on its opposite end, said hammering portion 21 being provided by bending said end upwardly and inwardly as illustrated. The retaining clamps 19 are also adapted to be placed in position prior Yto the placing of the additional rail 16 in itsposition and the said clamp19 is adapted to be actu! ated for engaging the said rail 16, in a manner similar to that employed for urgingthe clamps 12 in their respective engagements withvthe main rail 10. GfV course it is to be understood that the additional retaining clamps 19 are positioned on their lrespective flanges of the tie, somewhat rearwardly'of the retaining clamps 12, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1. Y

From the foregoing description and drawings, it will be seen that I .have endeavored and succeeded in providing a novel contribution to the art of rails, ties, and `fastening constructions. Y Y

It is thought however, that by considering the description in connection with the draw! ings, a clear understanding of the construction, method of use, and advantages of the invention will be had.V Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size, and rearrangement of parts, coming within the field of invention claimed, may be resorted to if desired. c Y

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is v 1. In a structure of the class described, the

combination of a rail tie, an outer abutment clamp rigidly fastened to said tie adapted,

for engaging the outer flange'of the base of a rail supported on the tie, a second retaining clamp secured to the tie adjacent one longitudinal edge of the tie and adapted to engage the inner flange of the base of a rail, and

a third retaining clamp secured toA thetie ad]acent the opposite longitudinal edge of the tie and adapted for engagement with they base flangecof anextension rail for maintaining the tread of the extension rail in abuttingrelation with the first rail. c

2. In a structure of the class described, in combination, a rail tie, an'elongated retaining clamp extending transversely of the rail at one endof the tie, saidclampbeing offset,

along one longitudinal edge thereof and adapted to overlie the outer ange of arail supported on the tie, a second clamp secured to the tie adjacent one longitudinal ledge of the tie, and said second clamp being provided with an offset portion adapted to engage the inner base flange of the tie, and a third retaining clamp secured to the tie adj acent its opposite longitudinal edge, and said last mentioned clamp being offset at one endy and having its offset portion adapted to engage the base flange of an extension rail for maintaining the extension rail in wedged relation to the first rail.

3. In a structure of the class described, the combination of arail supporting means com- Vprising a body provided with a central longitudinally extending anchoring lportion and a longitudinally Vextending ribV withinv the anchoring portion forming apairrof` open 'sided channelson opposite sides thereof, together with a pair ofhorizontal outstanding rail supporting fianges carried by the upper portion ofthe other side walls of saidrchannels, a` rail engaging clamp carried by the flanges of the body and bringingsaid channels, and the said central rib providing a supporting surface for the intermediate portion of the rail engaging clamp. 4 c

4:. In a structure of the class described, the combination of arail supporting means comprising4 a body provirdedvwith a central longitudinally extending .anchoring portion and a longitudinally extending rib (within the anchoring portion forming a pair of open sided channelson opposite sides thereof, to?

gether witha pair of horizontalv outstanding rail supporting flanges carried by the upper portion of the other side walls of said channels, a rail engaging clamp carried'by the' iianges of the body and Vbridging said lchannels, and the' said centraly rib providing a Y JAMES vavonins. 

